returning array and VARIANT problem

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I am attempting to use an ActiveX control and I need to access the return from a function defined in the control wrapper class as :
VARIANT C_Protocol::GET_WORKTABLE_DATA(BSTR* sWorktableFile)



I have a VB example that calls it with

Dim vWorkTable As Variant

With AtiveXCtrl

vWorkTable = .THE_FUNCTION (...)

What I want to know is what type do I equate the call to in C++. It is defined as a

variant/string (1 to 12, 1 to 2)

in VB.

Thanks,

Paul